Chapter 398 Our Happy Life as Three
Jiang Nuanzhi just smiled and said, "It's the end of the year today, so put everything else aside for now. Just enjoy yourself and have a good time. We can deal with tomorrow's problems tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Chi Heng was taken aback for a moment, then twitched the corners of her mouth, clasped her hands, and bowed to Jiang Nuanzhi, saying, "Aheng has learned a lot."
Before meeting this woman, Chi Heng found it hard to imagine that a girl who was only a teenager could have such a broad mind in the face of adversity. Chi Heng had never met anyone who was so magnanimous.
Of course, what's even more unimaginable is that she also possesses superb medical skills and can cook those amazing dishes.
This truly overturned his perception of beauty.
To be precise, it even overturned his understanding of women. He once thought that women only knew how to fight and be jealous in the inner quarters, or that they might have some cleverness, but they could never escape the confines of the four courtyards.
Today, however, I feel quite ashamed of myself.
He subconsciously looked towards his sister-in-law.
But then she saw her sister-in-law smiling at the young princess. She seemed to have no hostility towards the princess who was always following A-Rong around.
He even leaned in and, with a smile, poked the other person's face.
"Princess, would you like to help Chiheng peel peanuts? The Zhao family's banquet has ended, why don't you stay for dinner tonight?"
The young princess dazedly touched her cheek, which Jiang Nuanzhi had pinched, and asked, "Huh? I can eat, but do I also have to do chores?"
As she spoke, she stared blankly at the plate of peanuts: "I...I don't know how."
Chi Heng was also taken aback. He had heard that this sister-in-law was unaware of the young princess's identity, and also knew about her stubborn temper. Just as he was about to kindly explain, Jiang Nuanzhi pulled the person in front of him.
Jiang Nuanzhi casually cracked open a peanut with its shell on, removed the kernel, and placed it on a plate: "Here, that's fine."
Then, ignoring the young princess, he turned and went into the kitchen to busy himself.
Chi Heng was stunned.
What's even more astonishing is that the little princess actually sat down in front of him and peeled peanuts with him.
Even while peeling peanuts, she couldn't help but look up at Jiang Nuanzhi.
"Yuchuan, tell me, how is she so amazing? She can do everything."
Yu Chuan: "Huh? Who?"
The young princess rolled her eyes at Yu Chuan, holding the peanuts, her eyes involuntarily following Jiang Nuanzhi's figure. She didn't look at Li Rong even once from beginning to end.
Chi Heng glanced at the young princess, her mind filled with questions: "Hey, don't you want to marry A Rong anymore?"
The young princess was taken aback by these words. She frowned, glanced at Chi Heng, then at Li Rong lying on the bed, and suddenly nodded very seriously: "Yes, General, you must marry me."
Chi Heng: "...Are you really sure you want to be enemies with your sister-in-law?"
The young princess frowned: "Why should we be enemies? If I marry into this family, won't we be good sisters?"
As if she had thought of something, the little princess's lips curled up high: "I've thought it all out. It would be too lonely for the general to marry into the royal family alone. I'll just make a sacrifice and marry into the family. That way, the three of us can be a happy family."
Thinking this, she rubbed her hands together excitedly: "If the three of us are a family, I should be able to eat Dr. Jiang's delicious cooking every day..."
Chi Heng: "..."
What kind of nonsense is this?
What kind of nonsense is this? Does this even make sense?
He realized that he couldn't keep up with this woman's thought process at all!
However, the next second, the little princess was overjoyed and picked up the peeled peanuts, turned around and went to the kitchen, saying as she went, "My beauty, look how many I peeled, is that enough?"
Chi Heng choked, but even so, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. As she continued peeling peanuts, she paused for a moment, and then let out a bitter laugh.
"Who would have thought that not long ago we were being besieged, but now we're here shelling peanuts and preparing a feast?"
"If you're not used to doing it, then bring it to me." Li Rong turned his head to look at him from the bed.
Chi Heng immediately shook her head like a rattle drum: "Alright, your wife has already told you to rest and recuperate, I wouldn't dare trouble you." Chi Heng glanced at Li Rong lying on the bed, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask: "When are you leaving? So I can tell people to make arrangements as soon as possible."
Li Rong: "It'll only be a few days."
Chi Heng stared at him intently for a long while: "Arong, are you really alright? If something's wrong, don't keep it to yourself. Perhaps you can tell me about it."
As he read it aloud, Chi Heng thought that perhaps that man surnamed Zhao had said something nonsense.
Upon hearing his words, Li Rong closed his eyes and said, "What could possibly be wrong with me? I'm perfectly healthy."
Chi Heng stared at Li Rong, whose usually cold and serious handsome face didn't look so good at the moment. He frowned slightly with worry: "Arong..."
Li Rong turned his head directly towards the bed: "I'm really fine."
"Uncle Chi, you're not allowed to talk to Daddy anymore! And Daddy, you should lie down and go to sleep."
Baozhu paused in peeling garlic and gave a serious instruction.
Li Rong's eyes fell on his daughter. After a long while, he placed his large hand on his daughter's head and gently rubbed it: "Okay."
"Hurry up, it's been so long, how come you haven't shelled many peanuts yet? Doctor Jiang said you need to shell two big bowls of these, and then crush and grind them."
Just then, the young princess returned carrying a bowl. Chi Heng swallowed her words.
In the kitchen.
"Grandpa, what exactly is the antidote you're talking about?"
Jiang Nuanzhi started frying all sorts of meatballs again.
The old man had come early, drawn by the aroma. He stopped supervising and, with his hands behind his back, squatted excitedly beside the iron pot, waiting eagerly.
Jiang Nuanzhi took out a fragrant meatball, circled it around his nose three times, and waited for his answer with a smile.
The old man choked: "Oh dear, it's just a medicine, why are you asking about it?"
Jiang Nuanzhi's smile vanished abruptly, and she turned around and threw the meatballs back into the pot to continue frying.
"Hey? Why did you take it? Are you still frying it? It won't taste good if it's left out too long. Warm girl, let me taste it to see if it's cooked through!"
The old man was so anxious that he paced back and forth around the pot.
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at him and said, "No need to taste it. Don't worry about whether it's burnt or not, you won't have any dinner tonight anyway."
"Hey! You little brat, you're so mean..." The old man gritted his teeth, then, seeing Jiang Nuanzhi squinting at him, he swallowed hard and immediately smiled apologetically, "How could you not feed this old man? What do you want to ask? I'll tell you."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Tell me, what kind of poison is this? And what is the antidote you mentioned?"
The old man scratched his head for a moment, unable to utter a word for a long time.
Seeing his behavior, Jiang Nuanzhi took out a meatball, blew on it to cool it down, and gave it to the waiter.
"It smells so good..." The waiter grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing until his mouth was full of oil, and then licking his fingers afterward. He was even more curious about Jiang Nuanzhi's question. He was quite engrossed in it.
The old man became increasingly restless, slurping his saliva as he said, "Anuan, give me one, just one!"
Jiang Nuanzhi just smiled and looked at her.
The old man seemed to have made up his mind, gritting his teeth and stamping his feet: "I can tell you! You just have to promise me you won't tell anyone else."
Jiang Nuanzhi and Xiao Er immediately nodded: "Don't worry. They definitely won't tell."
The old man stared at the meatballs in the pot and swallowed hard. "Oh dear, this poison... I actually made this poison when I was bored back then."
Jiang Nuanzhi's eyelids twitched twice: "What did you say?"
(End of this chapter)
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